Bottle-stopper.



D. J. CABLE. BOTTLE STOPPER. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 21, 1911.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

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DANIEL J. CABLE, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

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Application filed November "21, 1911.

PatentedNov. mam. "Serial No. 661,560.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL J. CABLE, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBottle-Stoppers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to bottle stoppers.

In an application filed by me on the 21st day of November, 1911, SerialNo. 661,559, I described and claimed a bottle stopper comprising aretaining member adapted'to engage the neck of a bottle, and a gravityoperated cover member supported thereby and adapted to move away fromthe bottle when the bottle is tilted for pouring, and adapted to dropback of its own weight in position to close the bottle when the bottleis brought around to its normal position.

The present invention relates to a modification of the broad ideaclaimed in said application, and the present invention comprises thenovel features hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a view of a water bottle partlyin sectionshowing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a like view showing thebottle tilted; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved stopperremoved from the bottle; and. Fig. at is a section on a line just abovethe inwardly extending finger.

In the drawings the numeral 2 designates a water-bottle of ordinaryshape with the neck-portion 3. The retaining member 4 consists of thespring arms 5 which are curved to conform substantially to theinnerwalls of the bottle-neck, said arms being united by the ring 6 rivetedor otherwise secured to said arm. The ring 6 has the inwardly extendingfinger 7 which is bent at its inner end to form the substantially ringshaped portion 8. The upper ends of the arms 4 are bent inwardly as at9.

The cover or cap 10 is secured to the 11 per end of the rod 11, and saidrod passes drawn through openin in the portions 9 of the arms 4., saidr0 passing through the ring 8 in the finger 7. The lower end of the rodis bent to form the enlargement 12. The rod 11 is given a slight bend asat 13 to prevent said rod from passing down through the opening in theinwardly extending portions cover 10 finally rests upon the upper edgeof the bottle. In this manner, the retainer is held securely within theneck of the bottle so that it cannot be dislodged therefrom by thetilting of the bottle or the discharge of contents therefrom. When it isdesired to pour from the bottle, the bottle is tilted up in the ordinarymanner and the cap 10 moves away from the upper edge of the bottle topermit the escape of the liquid, the distance which the cap moves awayfrom the upper edge of the bottle being controlled by the distance ofthe enlargement 12 on the rod 11 from the ring 8. This distance that thecap moves away from the bottle may of course be regulated by the lengthof the rod 11 and the distance of the enlargement 12 from the ring 8.When the bottle is brought around to its normal position the cap willdrop of its own weight into engagement with the upper edge of thebottle. In this way I provide a simple construction which will engagethe bottle-neck in such a manner as to insure against its dislodgmentduring the pouring operation while at the same time I provide a clean,sanitary arrangement for water hottles which will exclude contaminationfrom the atmosphere, and I am enabled to dispense with the handling ofcorks or stoppers which are liable to become contaminated and causespread of contagion.

What I claim is:

1. A bottle-stopper comprising a retaining member having spring arms, aband uniting said arms, a projection on said band, arod longitudinallymovable in said retaining member, a cover carried by the upper end ofsaid rod, and an enlargement at the lower end of said rod adapted toengage said projection.

2. Abottle-stopper comprising a ret'ainin In testimony whereof, I thesaid DANIEL member having spring arms with a ban J. CABLE have hereuntoset my hand. uniting same, a projection on said band DANIEL CABLE;

forming a. guide, a longitudinally movable 5 rod engaging said guide, acover carried by Witnesses: the upper end of said rod,- and an enlarge-ROBERT C. TOTTEN,

ment at the lower end of said rod. JoHN -F. WILL.

